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The Paris Review Podcast returns with a new season, featuring the best interviews, fiction, essays, and poetry from America’s most legendary literary quarterly, brought to life in sound. Join us for intimate conversations with Sharon Olds and Olga Tokarczuk; fiction by Rivers Solomon, Jun'ichirō Tanizaki, and Zach Williams; poems by Terrance Hayes and Maggie Millner; nonfiction by Robert Glück, Jean Garnett, and Sean Thor Conroe; and performances by George Takei, Lena Waithe, and many others. Catch up on earlier seasons, and listen to the trailer for Season 4 now.
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- 3 days ago51 min
Inside the Issue | “God’s Arrow” by Shuang Xuetao
The actor Ken Leung reads “God’s Arrow” from issue no. 256 (Summer 2026), written by Shuang Xuetao and translated from the Chinese by Jeremy Tiang—a time-bending chronicle of gods and dogs, mothers and sons, set against the turbulent backdrop of Shuang’s native Dongbei region.This episode was produced by John DeLore, Dennis Zhou, Lori Dorr, and Hazel Byers. “God’s Arrow” was edited for audio by John DeLore and Dennis Zhou and recorded at the podcast studios at Moss New York.“God’s Arrow” can be read online at:https://www.theparisreview.org/fiction/8498/gods-arrow-shuang-xuetaoSubscribe to The Paris Review at www.theparisreview.org/subscribe.
- Mar 4, 202620 min
Inside the Issue | “I Don’t Do Innocents: A Radio Play in One Act” by Anne Carson
A special production of Anne Carson’s “I Don’t Do Innocents," which first appeared in issue no. 253 (Fall 2025). Produced by Complicité for The Paris Review, directed by Simon McBurney, and featuring Carson herself reading the stage directions, this radio play takes place during a wedding party as the bride’s younger sister eavesdrops from the roof through a drainpipe.I Don’t Do InnocentsWritten by Anne Carson.Directed by Simon McBurney.Sound design by Benjamin Grant.Music composed by Josh Sneesby.Produced by Tim Bell with Rima Dodd.Company: Thomas Arnold, Annabel Arden, Emma Corrin, Tamzin Griffin, Richard Katz, Finn Deutsch Kelly, Simon McBurney, and Sarah Slimani.Stage directions read by Anne Carson. Carson’s radio play can be read online at: https://www.theparisreview.org/fiction/8432/i-dont-do-innocents-a-radio-play-in-one-act-anne-carson.Subscribe to The Paris Review at www.theparisreview.org/subscribe.Find out more about Complicité: www.complicite.org.
- Nov 17, 202545 min
Inside the Issue | "My Life, By Barbara Rosenberg," by Jordy Rosenberg
Jordy Rosenberg reads his story “My Life, by Barbara Rosenberg,” from issue no. 253 (Fall 2025), told from the perspective of Barbara, a mother from Brooklyn who is ready to battle a corduroy blazer and the child who wants to wear it freely. This episode was produced by John DeLore, Lori Dorr, and Emily Stokes. The music used in this episode is “Gamelan Ornaments,” composed and performed by David Cieri.Rosenberg’s story can be read online at:https://www.theparisreview.org/fiction/8430/my-life-by-barbara-rosenberg-jordy-rosenbergSubscribe to The Paris Review at www.theparisreview.org/subscribe.
- Oct 6, 202517 min
Personals | “I Got Snipped”
Joseph Earl Thomas reads his essay “I Got Snipped: Notes after a Vasectomy,” about the best sexual decision he ever made.This episode was produced by John DeLore and Helena de Groot, and was mixed by John DeLore. Our theme song for this series is “Bryant Park and Ride,” composed and performed by David Cieri.Joseph Earl Thomas’s essay can be found online at:https://www.theparisreview.org/blog/2024/08/01/i-got-snipped-notes-after-a-vasectomy/Subscribe to The Paris Review at www.theparisreview.org/subscribe.
- Sep 29, 202520 min
Personals | "Two Strip Clubs, Paris and New Hampshire"
Lisa Carver reads an essay about visiting two strip clubs with her French husband: first the Moulin Rouge, then a dive bar in Bedford, New Hampshire. At the Moulin Rouge, she has a revelation: “Even though the women had naked boobies, they still looked like angels. I think angels do have naked boobies, now that I’ve seen this show.”This episode was produced by John DeLore and Helena de Groot, and was mixed by Helena de Groot. Our theme song for this series is “Bryant Park and Ride,” composed and performed by David Cieri.Lisa Carver’s essay can be found online at:https://www.theparisreview.org/blog/2023/09/13/two-strip-clubs-paris-and-new-hampshire/Subscribe to The Paris Review at www.theparisreview.org/subscribe.
- Sep 22, 202518 min
Personals | “Wax and Gold and Gold," by Mihret Sibhat
Mihret Sibhat reads her essay “Wax and Gold and Gold,” about a friendship she formed with a prostitute in Addis Ababa while attempting to teach her about Jesus.This episode was produced by John DeLore and Helena de Groot, and was mixed by John DeLore. Our theme song for this series is “Bryant Park and Ride,” composed and performed by David Cieri.Mihret Sibhat’s essay can be found online at:https://www.theparisreview.org/blog/2023/08/03/wax-and-gold-and-gold/Subscribe to The Paris Review at www.theparisreview.org/subscribe.
- Sep 15, 202513 min
Personals | “What I Want to Say About Owning a Truck,” by J. D. Daniels
“When people see your truck, they tend to see what you can do for them,” J. D. Daniels writes in his essay about a black Nissan hardbody pickup he owned many years ago.This episode was produced by John DeLore and Helena de Groot, and was mixed by John DeLore. Our theme song for this series is “Bryant Park and Ride,” composed and performed by David Cieri.J. D. Daniels’s essay can be found online at:https://www.theparisreview.org/blog/2024/11/15/what-i-want-to-say-about-owning-a-truck/Subscribe to The Paris Review at www.theparisreview.org/subscribe.
- Sep 8, 202511 min
Personals | “The Smoker,” by Ottessa Moshfegh
Ottessa Moshfegh reads her essay “The Smoker,” about renovating a house soaked in nicotine—and a haunting encounter with its former owner.This episode was produced by John DeLore and Helena de Groot, and was mixed by Helena de Groot. Our theme song for this series is “Bryant Park and Ride,” composed and performed by David Cieri.Moshfegh's essay can be found online at:https://www.theparisreview.org/blog/2023/02/07/the-smoker/Subscribe to The Paris Review at www.theparisreview.org/subscribe.
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The Paris Review Podcast returns with a new season, featuring the best interviews, fiction, essays, and poetry from America’s most legendary literary quarterly, brought to life in sound. Join us for intimate conversations with Sharon Olds and Olga Tokarczuk; fiction by Rivers Solomon, Jun'ichirō Tanizaki, and Zach Williams; poems by Terrance Hayes and Maggie Millner; nonfiction by Robert Glück, Jean Garnett, and Sean Thor Conroe; and performances by George Takei, Lena Waithe, and many others. Catch up on earlier seasons, and listen to the trailer for Season 4 now.
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